{"id":803,"date":"2016-01-26T22:14:10","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T22:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keen.com\/newarticles\/uncategorized\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style"},"modified":"2021-05-24T20:07:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T20:07:28","slug":"the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style","title":{"rendered":"The Cards and the Person: Finding Your Tarot Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

\"fpsmoon.jpg\"<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a strict \u201ctarot purist\u201d who insists on doing everything by the book, then I suggest that you quit reading now. Not that there\u2019s anything wrong with being a purist, but to me, it\u2019s only a single card in a much larger and more all-inclusive deck.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I am someone who\u2019s been traveling the road long enough to know the lay of the landscape. I learned to read when I was 14. I read \u201cintuitively,\u201d letting the individual cards speak to form a larger story. In \u201cexpert\u201d books, some cards mean other things than what I take them to mean, and for me, meanings are fluid, not etched in stone. While my style has evolved, and there are certain conventions to which I still adhere, there others that did not serve me that I chose to let go\u2014but that doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re not right for someone else, just not me.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe that\u2019s why I believe that of all the spiritual tools we use to help us divine our destinies and reveal our inner truths, the tarot is, in many ways, the most personal. Unlike the signs of the zodiac\u2014which choose us instead of the other way around\u2014or the I Ching<\/i> and Runes, which are fixed in interpretation and random in ways over which we have no control, the tarot is something we can customize to suit our individual taste, personality, and beliefs.<\/span><\/p>\n


Listen to the Music<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

First off, there\u2019s an absolutely mind-boggling array of tarot decks to choose from\u2014everything from the classic Rider-Waite<\/span><\/a> (and all its various iterations) to the Egyptian tarot, angel tarot, druid, goddess, erotic, animal spirit, voodoo, and even one that\u2019s Jane Austen-based<\/span><\/a> . And that\u2019s a good thing, since sourcing a compatible deck is a lot like tuning into your favorite radio station: Some people like jazz. Some people like classic. Some prefer contemporary, punk, or country, while others would rather listen to new age or experimental. Music speaks to something unique in each person\u2019s psyche, and tarot cards strike a similar chord. The trick to finding the one with which you have the closest affinity is to listen<\/i> to what the cards tell you, but more than that, not just what<\/i> they\u2019re saying, but the way<\/i> they\u2019re saying it. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, if you\u2019re going to be shopping for a deck for yourself<\/span>, if at all possible, I suggest that you find a brick-and-mortar store that has sample decks for you to peruse because it\u2019s my experience that actually holding the cards in your hands and viewing the images in person to see if they truly resonate with you gives you the best feel for whether or not you and the deck are truly meant for each other.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Think of it like online dating: Someone can seem \u201cperfect\u201d at the other end of a touch screen, but in person, other factors\u2014like pheromones, nervous habits, or adorable ones, and other clues to someone\u2019s true personality\u2014come into play. And those are the variables that often matter the most.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s Got to be Mutual\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimately, the Tarot deck you choose should make you feel comfortable, safe, and inspired, because after the \u201cfirst date,\u201d you\u2019re going to want to build a long-lasting relationship. Your tarot deck will become a confidante and a guide. If you let it, the tarot will ultimately tell you the truth, but the truth isn\u2019t always going to be pretty, and there\u2019s nothing worse than baring your soul to someone you can\u2019t really communicate with. \u00a0Hearing the truth from someone who talks over<\/i>, at<\/i>, or anything other than to<\/i> you, is a waste of time and effort.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you can\u2019t \u201cmeet up\u201d with your prospective deck in person, try to find a site that lets you look at all of the cards in a given deck before you make your selection. (Some classic decks that have lovely interpretations of the Major Arcana still use numbered cards that resemble a poker deck to represent the lesser cards, which can be frustrating if you were hoping to use an interpretive style of reading.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Each card has its own story to tell,<\/a><\/span> if you\u2019re receptive to hearing it. And depending on the cards that surround it, that story changes to form an infinite combination of new interpretations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, think of the tarot deck not only as music, but as if it were a book. Pick it up and sample a chapter or two. If you\u2019re bored, confused, or just not interested, put it back on the shelf. \u00a0When you find something you just don\u2019t want to put down? That\u2019s the deck for you. (Personally, I use a very old Rider-Waite deck that once belonged to my grandmother. It came with a lot of baggage attached, and there were some things that needed to be settled before we found harmony, but that\u2019s a story for another time.)<\/span><\/p>\n

The Road Before You<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Singling out a deck that speaks your language is only the first step in personalizing the tarot experience: \u00a0You can also pick and choose which spread is most relevant to the issue at hand; decide what will be the basis\u2014a particular question, or something more open-ended\u2014for any given reading, and even single out the one image you think best symbolizes yourself (\u201cthe significator\u201d) to use as the core card of many spreads and readings. Next time, we\u2019ll look into some other parts of this fascinating journey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting the right Tarot reading is crucial to understanding it. If you\u2019re interested in seeing what the Tarot can do for you, and in unlocking its mysteries for your life, contact an advisor<\/a> through KEEN today.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re a strict \u201ctarot purist\u201d who insists on doing everything by the book, then I suggest that you quit reading now. Not that there\u2019s anything wrong with being a purist, but to me, it\u2019s only a single card in a much larger and more all-inclusive deck.\u00a0 I am someone who\u2019s been traveling the road …<\/p>\n

The Cards and the Person: Finding Your Tarot Style<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[549,565],"class_list":["post-803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tarot","tag-tarot","tag-tarot-readings"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Cards and the Person: Finding Your Tarot Style - Keen Articles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Getting the right Tarot reading is crucial to understanding it. If you're interested in Tarot's insights to life, contract an advisor through KEEN today.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Keen Editorial Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Keen Editorial Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/28dd5a9acbd7334178ff47f404955a71\"},\"headline\":\"The Cards and the Person: Finding Your Tarot Style\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-01-26T22:14:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-05-24T20:07:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style\"},\"wordCount\":976,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"keywords\":[\"tarot\",\"tarot readings\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Tarot\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style\",\"name\":\"The Cards and the Person: Finding Your Tarot Style - Keen Articles\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-01-26T22:14:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-05-24T20:07:28+00:00\",\"description\":\"Getting the right Tarot reading is crucial to understanding it. If you're interested in Tarot's insights to life, contract an advisor through KEEN today.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Cards and the Person: Finding Your Tarot Style\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/\",\"name\":\"Keen Articles\",\"description\":\"Articles\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Keen\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/keen-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/keen-logo.png\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":664,\"caption\":\"Keen\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KeenPsychics\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/KeenPsychic\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/keenpsychics\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/28dd5a9acbd7334178ff47f404955a71\",\"name\":\"Keen Editorial Staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3d01dd6a1a0e39069f7f7bf8812d8e04?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3d01dd6a1a0e39069f7f7bf8812d8e04?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Keen Editorial Staff\"},\"description\":\"Keen's Editorial Staff is made up of world-class writers, astrologers, psychics, and advisors with diverse experience and spiritual sensitivity.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/author\/keeneditorialstaff\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Cards and the Person: Finding Your Tarot Style - Keen Articles","description":"Getting the right Tarot reading is crucial to understanding it. If you're interested in Tarot's insights to life, contract an advisor through KEEN today.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Keen Editorial Staff","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style"},"author":{"name":"Keen Editorial Staff","@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/28dd5a9acbd7334178ff47f404955a71"},"headline":"The Cards and the Person: Finding Your Tarot Style","datePublished":"2016-01-26T22:14:10+00:00","dateModified":"2021-05-24T20:07:28+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style"},"wordCount":976,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","keywords":["tarot","tarot readings"],"articleSection":["Tarot"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style","url":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style","name":"The Cards and the Person: Finding Your Tarot Style - Keen Articles","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2016-01-26T22:14:10+00:00","dateModified":"2021-05-24T20:07:28+00:00","description":"Getting the right Tarot reading is crucial to understanding it. If you're interested in Tarot's insights to life, contract an advisor through KEEN today.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/the-cards-and-the-person-finding-your-tarot-style#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Cards and the Person: Finding Your Tarot Style"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/","name":"Keen Articles","description":"Articles","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#organization","name":"Keen","url":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/keen-logo.png","contentUrl":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/keen-logo.png","width":2560,"height":664,"caption":"Keen"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KeenPsychics\/","https:\/\/x.com\/KeenPsychic","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/keenpsychics\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/28dd5a9acbd7334178ff47f404955a71","name":"Keen Editorial Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3d01dd6a1a0e39069f7f7bf8812d8e04?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3d01dd6a1a0e39069f7f7bf8812d8e04?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Keen Editorial Staff"},"description":"Keen's Editorial Staff is made up of world-class writers, astrologers, psychics, and advisors with diverse experience and spiritual sensitivity.","url":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/author\/keeneditorialstaff"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=803"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7912,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803\/revisions\/7912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}